Zhao Wu kicked the door open and swaggered in. "Chongming, you coward! You blockhead! What's the use of staying here? Even if they won't let you go and get yourself killed, can't you go to the Demon Realm to gather information?"
Chongming suddenly opened his eyes. "Is it you?"
"Yeah, I'm here to give you some news." Zhao Wu rolled his eyes at him. "Yaohua isn't actually dead. I guess her soul should still be lingering in her body."
"How do you know that?" Chongming looked at him suspiciously.
Zhao Wu said impatiently, "Even though the engagement seal has been lifted, she was once my fiancée. I have a psychic connection with her!"
The term "psychic connection" sounded rather unreliable, but when it came to cultivators, it seemed to make some sense.
Chongming pondered for a while. His sanity, which had been on the verge of collapse these days, finally began to return.
He recalled the events of these days over and over again, then suddenly turned around.
The once magnificent and gorgeous palace was now covered by a dense Chinese parasol tree forest. A jade hairpin emerged from it and slowly landed in his hand.
"What kind of magic treasure is this?" Chen Yu leaned over. "It looks like a girl's thing."
Zhao Wu gritted his teeth and said in a sarcastic tone, "Probably a love token from my fiancée to him."
Chen Yu was stunned.
His gaze shifted between the two men and the jade hairpin, then he took a half - step back slowly, extremely shocked. "You! You! You're just being so absurd!"
No wonder this Heavenly Demon, who had always been rebellious, had insisted on coming in. It turned out he had such a connection with Yaohua.
No wonder he was willing to betray the currently powerful Demon Realm and instead serve the Celestial Realm!
Chongming ignored the two of them. With a flip of his hand, the jade hairpin transformed into a Chinese parasol tree branch and a phoenix spark.
He planted the tree branch in the Cangling Hall and placed the phoenix spark in the nest, then headed to the Heavenly Gate.
In the Heavenly River, the demonic aura had become even more intense. Centered around the river, the water within a radius of ten meters had been drained, forming a large hole. At the bottom of the hole was a flag with intricate and gorgeous patterns carved on it. No one knew what kind of formation it was.
The old Heavenly Demons were fighting with the demon soldiers and generals inside. As they fought, a steady stream of killing intent and the demonic aura of the defeated were absorbed into the patterns of the formation.
"Congratulations, Demon Lord." The Devouring Demon said respectfully. "Now the formation is already eighty percent complete. I believe that in a few more days, you'll be able to refine the Ten - Thousand Demon Flag again!"
The Ten - Thousand Demon Flag was the most supreme and evil item in the Demon Realm. When waved, it could briefly summon the souls of ten ancient demons, making it easy to break through the Celestial Realm.
Zhao Yue nodded in satisfaction. Then a young Heavenly Demon came to report, "God Lord, Chongming has gone to the Heavenly Gate!"
"Really?" She couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. "I have to take a good look at this drama of a master and disciple turning against each other."
Before the Heavenly Gate, a red - dressed girl stood there, showing neither joy nor sorrow. Her pupils were dull and empty, but upon closer inspection, there was a hint of cruelty.
She was like a lifeless doll, at the mercy of others, yet extremely cruel.
Ignoring the gazes of others, Chongming walked up to her and gently stroked her face.
Since her body didn't sense any killing intent, she didn't react at all.
"Yaohua," Chongming said in a low voice, "these days, I've thought a lot. I don't even know when I started to fall for you. I only know that when you appeared, I was happy, and when you left, I was sad.
"I've always prided myself on being just and upright, but when it came to you, I was as biased and even arrogant as an ordinary man. I didn't even realize that my possessiveness was so strong. As long as you weren't by my side, I would miss you.
"This is desire and also the root of the inner demon. I regret that I often made you get hurt, and I couldn't stand you getting close to other men. But I was so stupid that I thought it was just a master's feelings for his disciple.
"I'm so regretful that I couldn't protect you..."
"What on earth are they talking about down there? Why aren't they fighting yet?" the Devouring Demon asked impatiently.
Zhao Yue crossed her arms in front of her chest and said with great interest, "Is this the rare drama of incest between a master and disciple in thousands of years? It's quite interesting. Once this cold and aloof god falls in love, it's really quite charming."
"If the Demon Lord likes him, I'll capture him right away." the Devouring Demon said quickly.
But at this moment, a flash of sword light flashed below.
Zhao Yue reacted quickly. "Oh no!"
She quickly made a move, but it was too late. Chongming pasted the prepared talisman on Yaohua's body, then stabbed his sword into her body. Spiritual power burst out, and the sword energy danced.
Yaohua's body was torn into pieces, and she instantly lost consciousness.
Zhao Wu had been gritting his teeth and watching his love rival pour out his heart, planning to queue up and say something himself, lest Yaohua only listen to one side of the story and forget about him, her legitimate fiancé.
But the change came too quickly. He widened his eyes and roared, "How could you treat Yaohua like this!"
In the Cangling Hall, the Chinese parasol tree branch that Chongming had planted grew into a towering tree, and the spark gradually came back to life.
Outside the Heavenly Gate, Zhao Wu's sudden sneak attack was beyond everyone's expectation. Chongming was accidentally hit and almost had his throat cut.
Zhao Yue raised her eyebrows on the horizon. "What's my stupid brother doing here?"
The Devouring Demon said angrily, "Since Feng Chong's accident, he's been on the run and disappeared. I didn't expect him to show up now. I don't know what he's up to!"
"Come on, capture both of them." Zhao Yue waved her hand.
At this time, two figures appeared outside the Heavenly Gate. They were Fairy Yuanzhi and Gu Songyue.
Zhao Yue squinted her eyes and made a move herself. A thick whip was whipped hard towards the Heavenly Gate.
Gu Songyue turned to Zhao Wu and shouted, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
Then he directly engaged in a battle with Zhao Yue and they were evenly matched.
Fairy Yuanzhi pulled Chongming and headed back into the Celestial Realm's barrier.
Unexpectedly, the barrier blocked them firmly.
She looked inside puzzledly. "God Lord, what are you doing?"
"I want him dead!" the God Lord said calmly.
Fairy Yuanzhi's eyes were filled with condemnation. "Just because he stole some of your limelight? Do you know that for all these years, it's been him who has been assisting you and protecting you? Are you going to bite the hand that feeds you now?"
"Since he's my subordinate, it's his duty to do this." the God Lord said matter - of - factly.
Fairy Yuanzhi snorted. "Back then, Chongming was the real candidate to succeed, but he was tricked by the previous God Lord and became your protector. Since you're so ungrateful, I don't have to be polite anymore!"
She slapped the God Lord away with one palm and quickly left.
Soon, Gu Songyue also caught up.
But at this moment, the Celestial Realm suddenly burst into flames.